Have you ever wondered if our prayers originate with us or if they might be inspired from heaven first? It’s a fascinating question I began to ponder shortly after meeting Lorie several years ago. As a busy woman organizing many important events in her home diocese, her faith and fervor for the Lord and His church was evident. In asking her about her journey to God I was amazed to learn the story she related that began with an ongoing question that came to her as a child. More amazing was how this question became a prayer that would guide her throughout her life.
“This journey was leading me in this one direction…”
Trusting in God’s goodness often involves facing realities that are beyond our ability to handle alone. As a business owner, I understand firsthand the temptation to feel isolated and alone in your challenges. But in documenting a glimpse of Lorie’s amazing journey, she challenged me on many levels by exposing the lie that we’re often tempted to believe; that God isn’t intimately aware of our circumstances and that although He can do all things, in our situation He probably won’t.”
The question that dominated her childhood would become a prayer that would guide her choices into adulthood. Lorie’s courage and fortitude to find the answer that burned on her heart left me asking…. “Do I really believe He is guiding me?”
I partnered with the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception to produce this story for their EWTN show, Living Divine Mercy also available at: DivineMercyPlus.org. In Matthew 4:19 we hear Jesus exhort us to, ‘Come, follow Me.” Perhaps after watching Lorie’s story you too, like me, will be filled with a renewed confidence to do just that. A special note of gratitude also to our daughter who graciously agreed to play the ‘younger Lorie’ in our film. Being her dad is one of the greatest joys of my life and I think she knocked it out of the park!
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